Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-15
DAILY HERALD.
THE CONFERENCE.
Yesterdays Session at the Trinity
M. T.. Church.

Yestcrdayss SesSAOn AT tne Arhuhty
M. Il. Church.
The second session of the eighteenth
annual conference of the Los Angeles
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, was held Thursday at
the Trinity M. f. Church South,
Bishop Hargrove in the chair. The
religious services were conducted by
Rev. William Moore. The roll OF
members was called and A. Adams,
r.. II. Anon, w. I. Burk, p. o. Clay
ton. Edgar Dunbar. A. S. Scott, John
Ward and |. n. Mcclure were found
to be absent.
The goth "Minute Question" care
all preachers blameless in their lives
and official administration ?" was
called. C. w. Harris, J. B. Johnson,
y. Dunbar, r. Pratt, J. S. Chapman,
r. w. Bailey, John Wood, r. H.
Anon, J. M. Langston, G. G. Wright,
w. T. Burk and r. l. Allen, travelling
elders, passed an examination of char
acter and made their reports. c. w.
Harris was granted leave of absence
for the remainder of the session. The
case of Andrew Adkisson was taken
from the table and his application was
withdrawn at his request. The case
of L. p. Smithy was taken from
the table. The examing. committee
reported favorably and he was ad-
yanced to the class of the third year.
Minute question 3rd = Who are
discontended? Answer,-None.
Minute question 7th = Who are
deacons? Answer,-W. S. Albright.
Minute question Sth-What travel
ing preachers are elected deacons?
Answer, r,-Fitzgerald, Sale, Parker
and Louis PHILIPPE Smithy.
Minute question 5th.-Who are re-
admitted? Answer,-None.
Minute question I0th--What local
preachers are ordained deacons? An
swer,-None
Minute question 18th = What
travelling preachers are elected
elders. Answer - 7. q. Finley,
Minute question 14th What local
preachers are elected elders? Ans
wer-Nsne. Minute question 18th
Who are located this year? Answer
C. N. Harris, at his own request.
Minute question 1Sth-Who are
superannuated? Answer = William
Moore and S. NJ. Adams.
Minute question 34-Where shall
the next session of the conference be
held? San Diego and Santa Ana were
placed in nomination, and, by vote of
the conference San Diego was chosen,
and the vote was made unanimous.
Fitzgerald Sale Packer was ap-
pointed to preach last evening by the
Conference. Notices were given, and
after singing the Doxology, the Con-
ference was dismissed with bene-
diction by the Bishop.
The distinction between the Me-
thodist Episcopal church and the Me-
thodist Episcopal church South is not
generally known. The two bodies
were originally one, and remained SO
until 1874, in which year
a general conference was held
in New York City. The question Of
slavery was then beginning to agitate
the country, and the church did uot
escape the storm. Just previously tC
the general conference Of 1874, &
Methodist bishop named Andrew, hat
married southern widow, who owned
many slaves. There was no law in th,
church relating to the subject, but the
northern delegates were in the pre-
ponderance, and they called upol
Bishop Andrew TO manumit his wife,
slaves. This he refused to do, ant
the conference, after as long ant
exciting debate, resolved to depose
the bishop. The southern delegates
strenulously objected, and the poin
being pushed, withdrew in body
Thus was formed the Methodist Epis
copal church, South. 1t has eve
since remained distinct and sepa
rate institution.